Secure payments Gateways

1. What is a Payment Gateway?

2. Is there documentation to program into the gateway?

3. Will Discount Credit Card Machine program my site into the gateway?

4. Does Discount Credit Card Machine provide sample scripts to integrate the gateway product?

5. Does my website have to do anything special to use the gateway?

6. Is the gateway just html that I copy into my website?

7. If I have purchased storefront software, can I use the gateway for my transactions?

8. Why am I not getting paid?

What is a Payment Gateway?
A payment gateway links your purchasing page (i.e., the page on your web site where your customers enter their credit card information) to the credit card associations and to your merchant account. Within seconds, the gateway obtains authorization for payment from the credit card associations. The gateway also handles the transfer of funds into your merchant account.

Is there documentation to program into the gateway?
Yes. You will receive documentation with your purchase of your payment gateway.

Will Discount Credit Card Machine program my site into the gateway?
No. Discount Credit Card Machine is not responsible for integrating the merchants website into the gateway. Discount Credit Card Machine will aid the merchant in their integration by providing fee based technical support, but it is up to the merchant to have the programming skills to properly integrate the gateway.

Does Discount Credit Card Machine provide sample scripts to integrate the gateway product?
Yes. In the gateway documentation there are sample scripts written in Perl5 and ASP (Active Server Pages) that can be integrated into the merchants website to connect to the gateway.

Does my website have to do anything special to use the gateway?
Yes. Your site must have scripts that generate a unique OrderID number. The number can be any alphanumeric field up to 30 characters. Your site must also produce a total dollar value in decimal form, ex: 15.99 (no dollar signs). The site must also pass the URL to return the results of the transaction. The URL must be a valid internet address with a script (CGI or ASP) that can accept a querystring of return variables.

Is the gateway just html that I copy into my website?
No. The gateway requires that the Merchant integrate their website into the gateway forms or API via CGI, ASP or other scripting languages.

If I have purchased storefront software, can I use the gateway for my transactions?
Most storefront software programs do not allow you the flexibility to script the pages to use the Payment Gateway in its native mode. However, most software vendors do provide built-in payment configurations for the major processors. Discount Credit Card Machine will provide the configuration variables (Merchant-ID and Private Key) to enable your transactions to function through the storefronts built in gateway.

Why am I not getting paid?
Your orders are received by the Administration server immediately. You must go to the administration server and batch your orders every day.